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Tag Archives: Ottawa

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A sky tour with my new setup

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June 24 2015

As I mentioned earlier, I have my Celestron NexStar 8SE setup finally working (Finally learning with the Celestron NexStar 8SE). So last Friday, when the night was promising good seeing, I headed over to the local park that I frequently use for viewing. I’ll confess it isn’t a “great” location in terms of light pollution.… Read the rest

Posted in Astronomy | Tagged alignment, Altair, Antares, Arcturus, astronomy, Bode's, double cluster, Dumbbell, Jupiter, Lagoon, M17, M18, M23, M27, M57, M81, moon, NGC869, NGC884, Omega, Ottawa, ring, Saturn, Tarazed, Trifid, Vega, Venus, viewing | Leave a reply
Picture of a boy looking through a telescope to represent astronomy

Finally learning with the Celestron NexStar 8SE

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June 14 2015

I have a Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope…for those not in the know, that’s an 8″ optical tube on a simple tripod. They call them one-armed bandits (like the slot machines) because there is a single arm that goes from the tripod mount that it rests on up to the tube. Simple, easy to work, but it isn’t very stable, at least not in astronomical viewing terms.… Read the rest

Posted in Astronomy | Tagged alignment, astronomy, options, Ottawa, RASC, star party, viewing | Leave a reply
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